Government backs third runway at Heathrow Airport - Sky News

The British government has decided to allow Heathrow airport to build a new runway, Sky News reported on Tuesday. Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, is battling with its smaller rival Gatwick for the right to expand, after successive governments failed to make a decision on a new runway due to environmental and political opposition. "Sky sources say the government has approved plans for a third runway at Heathrow," an article on the news channel's website said.